Jakub Orlinski / Emelyanychev - Anima Sacra

2018 release. Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orlinski, Grand Finals winner of the 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and winner of the 2015 Marcella Sembrich International Vocal Competition, is quickly gaining a reputation as a singer of striking vocal beauty and daring stage craft. The debut album from countertenor Jakub Józef Orlinski - born in Warsaw, trained at New York's Juilliard School, and 2016 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious National Council Auditions - Anima sacra features what are believed to be world premiere recordings of eight Baroque arias, notably by composers of the Neapolitan school. Orlinski is partnered by Il pomo d'oro conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.